Reading Lolita in Tehran is by Azar Nafisi. A fascinating nonfiction memoir. A Iranian woman returns to Iran to teach at Tehran University immediately before the fall of the Shah. This is her story as she attempts to teach literature, most of which is soon banned or forbidden, during the revolution and in it's aftermath. Eventually she leaves the university and sets up a home literature class for girls; their first book being Lolita. This is the story of one woman's fight to preserve great literature, as well as the story of how great literature can preserve us.
Ratings: Adult - 8 out of 10 - AC (mature thematic content).
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